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at the end of your tether

(also US at the end of your rope)

Definition

so tired, annoyed, or worried by something that you do not feel that you can deal with it → See also dead end → See also light at the end of the tunnel → See also odds and ends → See also the tail end of sth → See also the West End → See also be at your wits' end
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